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Work experience at the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

Rebecca Patterson — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:47:00 +0100

I’m an S4 student at Portobello High School. This year everyone in my year group got the opportunity to experience a working environment for one week. You could choose from a list of suggested placements or find one yourself.

My QNIS Experience - Reflections of a CHAS Diana Children's Nurse

Rebecca Patterson — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 15:38:00 +0100

realistic choices - what matters to you?

Rebecca Patterson — Thu, 11 May 2017 12:34:00 +0100

Respite care and transitions: a complex problem

Rebecca Patterson — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 17:20:00 +0100

On Wednesday 8th October, MSPs in the Scottish Parliament will debate the 'Absence of Suitable Hospice and Respite Facilities for Young Disabled Adults'.

Caring for the Carers

Rebecca Patterson — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:47:00 +0100

More musings from Derek Doyle - the SPPC’s ‘old man’...

I recall a man being admitted from home, settling in well and being effusive in his praise of the care he was receiving and the kindness of the nurses yet clearly he would much rather have stayed at home. Why had he asked to be admitted, I asked him. “For my wife’s sake – she was looking so weary and worried. It was the last and the best thing I could do for her!”